Pressed-steel journal-box for railway-cars.



PATENTED JUNE 16 1908.

H. SHINN. PHESSSD JOURNAL BOX. FOR-RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FLLBD AUG. 22,1907

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PRESSED STEEL JOURNAL BOX FOR RAILWAY CARS.

' APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22'1907.

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WILLIAM H. SEHN'N, 01*(JARNEGIE, PJNNSYLVANIA.

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Patented June 16, 1908.

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fies'iel No. 388,818.

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or stops i or the br .1 or hearing edge of the box. The side of he. box. is provided -with corrugapose of vliioh is to form ribs ace of the body of the box, be-

re outer 1 which ribs are the cavities for the possoripiion. r.

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. (i the column bolts, which serve to seiggs, harming pert 'le box to the arch-bars of the truck.

10 iiczltion, in. of .ic Although I desi'e to veld the plates 3 end. S

i ignre 1. is :1. vertical sectional View of and the top of the box together, making one mrnsl box illustratio my invention: 2 co npletc piece, 1 no not desire to limit m is eplsn View of the some; F 8 e. perspeoself to such construction, as rivets or other of reinforcing phi. 4 it means of securing the plates to each. other 15 like view of the lug-plate; 21rd 11 box may be substituted therefor.

cross-sectional view on the l i have shown the plates 3 and 8 as Fig. 2. ded to the top of the box, and

Ilmve shown the top of the box to e. butt-joint I do not desire to ient it con 20 Sell to this scam or joint in the top of L0 s the top llsnq'e of the be): may be oi he advantages of my invention, which l ll be appreciated by those skilled in the ire art, iodiidj in the strength. and lightness oi the box, and theense and simplicity of the eons d notion oi the parts oi the some.

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ition l manufse i and use y In the Z repre ents the bo the journal box, which may be formed of Ting thus described my invention, What shoes steel brought to the desired shape. by l claim -and desire to secure by Letters Pet 30 stamping or other suitable means. This ent is:

body of the box may be formed of one piece 1. In a pressed. steel j our ml box having a of metal having its edges bent toward each body portion, a reinforcing plate adopted to other at the top, these edges forming thingies be secured to the top of the box, and having Whieh may extend over 9. portion only of :1 hin 'e lug, and o lug-plate provided with depending flanges.

the box is he rcinlhrtin in o pressed steel journal box having a either i cl f A, h side dopondmg llnnges zmd on upor byv be do suitable n l l .s phi 40 shape as to lit iwlon' the hen s. extending" hinge Henge, and a lugwn of top of the box and p 2* e adopted lo be secured to the rcinl'orowith iitoblo lugs -'l which are ll and havingdependingflanges. beer at or more points in u. [)Lossod steel journal box, a plate gated sides 5 of l; of t adopted to be secured to the body of the box 45 and the end having :1 hinge his, a plate adopted to be At b the secured to the other plate, and provided with plate 3 ire the lug; and 5; no o depending flangeextending across thol'ro1 1t 6 and 7, whieh 5 up e? U thereol'. the box at the :h oo o the some, the in toslhnony whereof, I have hereunto set 50 hinge'higs in ,'h:ni .x.

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